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Capparis spinosa, a shrub plant with a wide growing range, has long been used in traditional medicine and is frequently found in Mediterranean cuisine. The goal of the present work was to study the effect of location on the phenolic profile and antioxidant capacity of C. spinosa seeds. Wild samples were harvested from five different regions in Tunisia. Folin–Ciocalteu, aluminum chloride and vanillin methods were used to determine phenolic content. Individual phenolic compounds were identified using high-performance liquid chromatography. In vitro antioxidant capacity was investigated using three different tests (total antioxidant capacity, DPPH-radical scavenging activity and ABTS-radical scavenging activity). Total phenolic content varied from 1.31 mg GAE/g DR to 8.14 mg GAE/g DR; total flavonoid content ranged from 4.71 mg QE/g DR to 72.79 mg QE/g DR; and total tannin content was between 12.71 mg …